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Where does “hunslōną” come from?

hunslōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

hunslōną (Proto-Germanic): to sacrifice, offer

Definitions

  1. to sacrifice, offer

Ancestry of “hunslōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

Words derived from “hunslōną”

  • housel
  • houseling
  • houselyng
  • housel
  • houselen
  • housling
  • hūslian
  • hūslung
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